mdBook Documentation

Complete reference for mdBook, the Rust-based tool for creating books from Markdown. Auto-generated from the official guide at https://github.com/rust-lang/mdBook.

The references/ directory contains the full, unmodified guide markdown, updated daily.

Directives

• Base all answers on the official mdBook documentation in the reference files below.
• Use correct book.toml (TOML) syntax for configuration examples.
• Use correct SUMMARY.md format for table of contents structure.
• Distinguish between built-in preprocessors (links, index) and custom preprocessors.
• Distinguish between built-in renderers (HTML) and alternative backends (pdf, epub, etc.).

Reference Files

Identify the topic from the user's question, then read the matching reference file:

Getting Started